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Mr. Pavan was appointed as our Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President on April 13, 2007. Before his appointment as an executive of the Company, from November 2005 to April 2007, Mr. Pavan worked as an independent consultant advising clients on strategic and business development with respect to apparel and furniture design. From October 2004 to November 2005 Mr. Pavan acted as Executive Vice President of GEOX USA, a subsidiary to one of the fastest growing companies in Europe, GEOX SpA., where he established and controlled all operations and had full responsibility and oversight of sales, human relations, legal, fiscal, finance and marketing. From 1998 until October 2004, he acted has Executive Vice President of Alessi USA a subsidiary of Alessi SpA., a worldwide leader of luxury home and kitchen accessories, where he had full accountability for all USA operations including financial, legal and administrative. | 